2013 American Transplant Congress
Safety and Efficacy of the Levonorgestrel-Releasing Intrauterine System in Transplant Patients
Introduction: The levonorgestrel intrauterine contraceptive system (LNG-IUS) is safe and effective for contraception, dysmenorrhea, and treatment of heavy menstrual bleeding. Safety and efficacy has been…2013 American Transplant Congress
How Do Anhepatic Patients Fair? A Single-Center Experience of Thirteen Patients Requiring Total Hepatectomy and Portocaval Shunting for Severe Hepatic Dysfunction
Department of Surgery, The Dumont-UCLA Liver Transplant Center, Los Angeles, CA
BACKGROUND/AIMS:Total hepatectomy with portocaval shunting (TH-PS) is a last-resort in patients with severe acute liver dysfunction awaiting liver transplantation (LT). The anhepatic state portends dismal…2013 American Transplant Congress
Barriers for Seniors To Get Listed for Kidney Transplantation
Introduction: Kidney transplant (KT) provides patients with improved survival rate and higher quality of life measures, and impose a significantly lower cost on Medicare when…2013 American Transplant Congress
Vein/Access Preservation in Kidney Transplant Recipients: Role of Small Bore Internal Jugular Vein (IJV) Catheters
Background: The small bore internal jugular (SBIJ) catheter is to be used for central access in all patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) Stage 3…2013 American Transplant Congress
Implementation of a Simplified Method of Islet Isolation To Facilitate Allogeneic Islet Transplantation in Cynomolgus Monkeys
Surgery, University of Illinios at Chicago, Chicago, IL
Purpose: Non-human primate (NHP) is considered the optimal pre-clinical model for islet transplantation studies. The present study describes a simple and cost-effective islet isolation procedure.…2013 American Transplant Congress
Generation of HLA-Specific Humanised Mice Using Bone Marrow-Derived Haematopoietic Stem Cells from Cadaveric Organ Donors
Department of Surgery, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom
Introduction‘Humanised’ mice reconstituted with a functional immune compartment are an invaluable tool in the study of the immune response and can be generated using haematopoietic…2013 American Transplant Congress
Evaluation of Cystic Growth in ADPKD Renal Transplant Recipients Following Conversion to an mTOR Inhibitor
Univ of Toledo Medical Center, Toledo, OH
Introduction: Previous animal studies of ADPKD suggest sirolimus reduces kidney volume, cyst size and density, and restores overall kidney function as measured by BUN and…2013 American Transplant Congress
Complement Blockade Prevents Delayed Graft Function in a Non-Human Primate Model of Kidney Allo-Transplantation
Surgery, University of Wisconsin- Madison, Madison, WI; Pharming Group NV, Leiden, Netherlands
Brain-death (BD) induces an innate immune response that increases the risk of delayed graft function (DGF) and leads to reduced graft survival and increased immunogenicity…2013 American Transplant Congress
Alemtuzumab Induction and Steroid Free Maintenance in Predominately African American Renal Allograft Recipients
Surgery, Washington Hospital Center, Washington, DC
Introduction: Alemtuzumab (C-1H) has been used off label in solid organ transplantation as an induction agent. It promotes long lasting lymphocyte depletion allowing for reduced…2013 American Transplant Congress
PCR-Based Detection for Microchimerism and Graft Outcome in Kidney Transplant Recipients
IntroductionMicrochimerism (MC) is the presence of a small amount of foreign cells or DNA within a person’s circulation or tissues. In transplant recipients it seems…
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